Our Work

April 10, 2020 - Economic Liberties latest Working Paper in a series on corporate power, "How to Address Facebook and Google’s Harm Through a Regulated Competition Approach." The paper explains the policy choices that allowed Facebook and Google to develop a business model toxic to democracy and civil rights, and explains how a “regulated competition” approach is necessary to rein in these technology giants.

March 31, 2020—Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller explained how the lessons learned from the 2008 economic crisis can be used to combat the current pandemic and restart the economy in Wired.

March 27, 2020 - Economic Liberties released a public memo providing stock buyback data for the 50 largest U.S. corporations over the last five years. These companies repurchased a total of $1.1 trillion in their own stock in that timeframe, yet many are still requesting federal support during the coronavirus.

March 26, 2020 - Economic Liberties' Matt Stoller published an article in the American Prospect about a civil rights lawsuit that helped expose how Comcast grew from a small local company to a monopoly that crushes media diversity.

March 23, 2020 - Economic Liberties released the first Working Paper in a series on corporate power titled "Rescue Mission: Bailing Out Boeing and Rebuilding it to Thrive." The paper explains how Boeing's financial practices and shareholder focus have decimated the company, and outlines seven conditions for a Boeing bailout.

March 19, 2020 - Economic Liberties' Matt Stoller and Fellow Graham Steele published a piece in The American Prospect that explains how the Federal Reserve's lending practices created instability in the financial market prior to the coronavirus.